# \*tpp: 'to spit'

> Proto-Semitic *tpp, 'to spit': reflexes in 12 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [T](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/t/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*tpp |
| Meaning | 'to spit' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2305 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | tff 'to spit' \[Dozy 1 147\]; also mtfft (non-vocalized) 'spittoon' \[ibid.\]. | Dozy 1 147 |  |
| Tigre | täfʔa \[LH 322 apud Munzinger\]; cf. also tǝf bälä \[ibid.\] | LH 322 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | WOL tuf balä, SEL tuff balä, ZWY tǝf-um bālä \[LGur 592\] | LGur 592 |  |
| Harari | tuf bāya (SED I 328) | SED I 328 |  |
| Geez | tafʔa \[LGz 570\] | LGz 570 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | CHA täfa EZ̆A MUH MSQ GOG SOD täffa, END tuff balä, CHA EZ̆A MUH MSQ GOG SOD ǝtǝff balä, ENN ǝtǝff barä, END ǝtuff barä, GYE itǝff barä \[LGur 592\] | LGur 592 |  |
| Hebrew | tōpät (HALOT 1780, 1781) | HALOT 1780, 1781 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | täffa \[K 1001\] | K 1001 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | tǝpap, tǝpē 'to spit' \[Ja 1685\], tūp 'spittle' \[ibid. 1655\] | Ja 1685; Ja 1655 |  |
| Argobba | ntf; täffa \[LArg. 221\] | LArg. 221 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | täfʔe 'to vomit' \[Bass 423\] | Bass 423 |  |
| Jibbali | tféf \[JJ 269\] | JJ 269 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Linked from

- [T](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/t/index.md>)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.